Mike Simpson actually said...

"Why should Congress dedicate an even greater portion of overall clean up funds to advance WTP before a performance baseline is established?"

"The price of energy, in whichever form it is, has a great impact on other forms of energy."

"Our intent is to balance the risk and the rewards between the taxpayers and the contractors doing the work."

"We shouldn't de-emphasize those because of the current situation that we are in."